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​The following memorandum is sent on behalf of David H. Farrar, Provost and Vice-President Academic to all members of the Faculty of Medicine and external stakeholders (via the Dean’s Office).

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I have the great pleasure to announce that Dr. Dermot Kelleher will become UBC's next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine beginning September 1, 2015. The Board of Governors approved his five-year appointment at its February 12, 2015 meeting.

Currently the Vice-President Health and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, Dr. Kelleher brings extensive strategic medical leadership skills and experience with academic institutions, health service delivery organizations, government and industry. He is an extraordinary clinician, scientist and entrepreneur who has demonstrated collaboration and collegiality throughout his career. He has been instrumental in the successful development of academic health science centres and networks in the UK and in Ireland. An outstanding academic and administrator, he is an excellent choice for this decanal role.

In December, the President’s Advisory Committee interviewed several strong candidates, narrowing down to a smaller group who were invited back in January for further confidential meetings with people in the university, the Faculty and external stakeholders.

Dr. Kelleher has been invited to come back to UBC to spend more time getting to know people in the Faculty, and will give an academic presentation addressing his background, research, administrative and leadership experience, and the opportunities and challenges he sees for the Faculty. This forum for faculty, staff and students has been scheduled for: Friday, March 6 from 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (see below for details).

Dr. Kelleher’s CV and the candidate profile may be found at: www.vpacademic.ubc.ca.I would like to thank those who participated in the search process, and for their valuable feedback provided to the Advisory Committee. I am grateful to the members of the President’s Advisory Committee for their commitment of extensive time and energy throughout the search.

Dr. Gavin Stuart will complete his term of appointment as Dean on August 31, 2015. We will formally recognize Dean Stuart’s extensive achievements closer to the end of his term, but I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge his outstanding service to the University and excellent leadership as the Dean of the Faculty during the past 12 years. Dr. Kelleher states: “It is an honour and a privilege to succeed Dean Gavin Stuart in this role. He has developed a vibrant organization combining excellence in education, biomedical science and population health with the capability to lead internationally in healthcare delivery."

I look forward to working with Dr. Kelleher as he brings his strong commitment to teaching and learning, research excellence, and academic leadership to this role. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to UBC.

Open Forum Details

Faculty, staff and students are invited and encouraged to attend an open forum to meet the next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Dermot Kelleher.

Sent on behalf of Dr. David Farrar, Provost and Vice-President AcademicOn September 23, 2014, I wrote to the UBC community advising that a President’s Advisory Committee will be struck to consider the extension of appointment for the Vice-Provost Health, Dr. Gavin Stuart (see attached memo). I am pleased to let you know that the Committee has been established with the following membership:

Michael Coughtrie, Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ashley Hearn, Student (MSc. Occupational Therapy Program)

Susana Leon, Administrator, College of Health Disciplines

David Ostrow, Professor, Department of Medicine

Robert Sparks, Director, School of Kinesiology

The Advisory Committee, which I will chair, will be convened in due course and I shall be pleased to keep you updated as the process moves forward.

The Dean has convened a Steering Committee with representatives from the FoM, UBC and PHSA to oversee this initiative. The committee is chaired by Mike Allard, Head of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Sciences.

Your input is critical in order for the Steering Committee to make informed recommendations about IT in the FoM.

The RCMP has released a statement advising the community of an assault that occurred on Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the South Campus area (Pt Grey Campus). See the full text of the RCMP advisory here.

​Please share this opportunity with eligible students and recent graduates.

The Centre for Health Education Scholarship (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) is seekingapplicationsfor a postdoctoral fellow in health professions education research with a focus on education assessment and/or program evaluation. This is a one-year funded position, renewable once, which starts on a mutually agreed upon date between July 1 and September 1, 2015. In order to qualify for the fellowship, applicants must have completed a PhD program in education, social sciences, humanities or other relevant discipline at a recognized university by the start date. All eligible applicants will be considered. The final deadline for applications isMarch 31, 2015; however, consideration of applications will begin March 15, 2015.

To read more about the position, download the application here. To read more about the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, visit the website.